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#A403CF

#a403cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a403cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 1.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.77% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.35°, with 97.14% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1246

Complementary

  1. #a403cf
  2. #2ecf03

Split complementary

  1. #a403cf
  2. #94cf03
  3. #03cf3e

Analogous

  1. #3e03cf
  2. #a403cf
  3. #cf0394

Triadic

  1. #a403cf
  2. #cfa403
  3. #03cfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a403cf
  2. #cf032e
  3. #2ecf03
  4. #03cfa4

Square

  1. #a403cf
  2. #cf3e03
  3. #2ecf03
  4. #0394cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0138
  2. #680284
  3. #a403cf
  4. #ce23fc
  5. #df6efd

Shades

#a403cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a403cf
  2. #9403ba
  3. #8302a6
  4. #730291
  5. #62027c
  6. #520268
  7. #420153
  8. #31013e
  9. #210129
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a403cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a403cf
  2. #ad1cd4
  3. #b635d9
  4. #bf4fdd
  5. #c868e2
  6. #d281e7
  7. #db9aec
  8. #e4b3f1
  9. #edcdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a403cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a403cf
  2. #a010c7
  3. #9d1cbf
  4. #9929b7
  5. #9635af
  6. #9242a8
  7. #8e4ea0
  8. #8b5b98
  9. #876790
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a14779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c47d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a50cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a237a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a403cf {
  color: #a403cf;
}
Background
.bg-a403cf {
  background-color: #a403cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a403cf {
  border: 2px solid #a403cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a403cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 3 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a403cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a403cf, #cf0394);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a403cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 3 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.53 #5bfc30 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a403cf  rgb(164, 3, 207)  hsl(287, 97%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#2ecf03  rgb(46, 207, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfa403  rgb(207, 164, 3)  hsl(47, 97%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#03cfa4  rgb(3, 207, 164)  hsl(167, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green